Maybe it was so that women who were spies could be quickly identified by the fact they didn't put their handbag on the floor by their chair.
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8:24am on Monday, 18th May, 2026:
Weird
One of the things I noticed at Bletchley Park last week was that in all the reconstructions, every desk occupied by a woman had a handbag on the floor by the chair.
Maybe it was so that women who were spies could be quickly identified by the fact they didn't put their handbag on the floor by their chair.
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